If you are time poor and unable to assess the security requirements for your home consult your local locksmith or security professional.

Why Ignoring Home Security Can Be a Disaster

If you are time poor and unable to assess the security requirements for your home consult your local locksmith or security professional.

Ignoring home security can be disastrous. Waiting to review your security until after you have a problem costs money, peace of mind and can potentially cause you or your family physical harm.

How do you make sure that your home is secure from intruders? Do you shut the door when you leave for work and hope that nobody breaks in or do you have solid security measures in place to deter any would be thieves?

Maybe there is a better way.

Check the basics

You may not want to go all out and buy a security system but there are some essential things that you can do to ensure that you have at least some security at your home.

1. Door locks – are they strong or old and falling apart? If they look like they have seen better days invest in new ones that can’t be easily picked. Also, unless your home is new there could be a number of previous tenants or owners with keys that may decide to let themselves in;

2. Dead bolts – give that bit of extra security especially when you are home alone. If you already have them make sure that they lock securely onto place, if you don’t, consider installing them on your external doors. Oh and don’t forget to use them at night when you are at home;

3. Window locks – windows can be an easy access point to your home. Make sure that you have strong locks, especially on ground floor windows, that cannot be opened from the outside;

4. Strong doors – external doors need to be solid and difficult to kick in. No matter how good your lock is if your door is easy to break its not secure enough;

5. External lights – make it easy to deter potential burglars, especially if they have inbuilt motion sensors. Install them strategically in both front and back yards to shed light on any middle of the night noises;

6. Neat garden – bushy areas, especially near doors and windows, give cover to anyone trying to gain entrance illegally. Keep areas trimmed so that anyone trying to break in can be seen from the street;

7. Cameras – are handy and there are some easy DIY options. Link them to your Smartphone and access the footage whenever you like. There are even free apps available that can turn any Smartphones you have lying around into a security camera;

8. Helpful neighbours – knowing the people that live closest to you can improve your security. We naturally look out for our neighbours because that makes the whole area safer so they are likely to report any suspicious activity to the local police.

Sourcing professional help If you are time poor and unable to assess the security requirements for your home consult your local locksmith or security professional. They can visit your house and independently give you an idea of how secure it is and what steps could be taken to improve the security.